The Nonprofit Innovation & Optimization Summit 2022 | NextAfter | 20 September 2022 | Kansas City Marriott Downtown, 200 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64105, USA

This summit is the premier conference for nonprofit marketers and fundraisers looking to grow their online fundraising. Rather than have an open call for speakers, we hand-select the leading experts in marketing and fundraising innovation from around the world, and bring them all under one roof to teach us how to achieve real and tangible online fundraising growth.

Over the course of two days, you’ll learn proven and research-driven strategies from these leading experts, participate in hands-on training sessions, and discover all the tools you need to grow your online fundraising and revenue.

Through extensive networking opportunities, you’ll gather new ideas and learnings from a community of nonprofit marketers and fundraisers like yourself who are seeking the most innovative solutions and strategies to grow their revenue.

Why Attend?
• GET INSPIRING NEW IDEAS FROM BLEEDING-EDGE DIGITAL MARKETERS.
Every year we go to the top marketing conferences around the world to find the best digital marketing thought leaders to invite to NIO. This year, we’ve secured some of the most talented forward-thinkers to inspire you with breakthrough ideas to help give your nonprofit organization an edge.
• LEARN SECRETS TO BUILDING A CULTURE OF PERPETUAL LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT.
The key to consistent growth of your fundraising program is creating a culture of innovation and optimization. At the NIO Summit, you will learn secrets from other nonprofit executives that have cracked the code of cultural transformation so that you can motivate your staff to continually push for better and better results.
• PREVIEW NEW TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS IN A NO-PRESSURE, SALES-FREE ENVIRONMENT.
Nobody likes to pay to attend a conference only to be forced to sit through sales pitch after sales pitch from the main stage. Yet, as an innovative executive you need to constantly stay on top of what is new in the world of technology. To solve this, we have created a special “Innovation Showcase” that is located in a private lounge within the main venue. You can pick and choose which technologies to review in a no-hassle, comfortable, intimate setting.
• NETWORK WITH FELLOW INNOVATORS FROM BOTH THE NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT SPACE.
One of the best parts of the NIO Summit is the built-in networking opportunities throughout the conference. Because this event is only for nonprofit innovators and marketing thought leaders, you will have the opportunity to meet and engage with people that share your passion for leadership, new ideas, and market disruption.

2021 Speakers

INCLUDED:

Wil Reynolds
Founder, Seer Interactive

Tim Kachuriak
Chief Innnovation & Optimization Officer, Nextafter

Jen Boulden
Co-founder, Higheru

Chris ‘mercer’ Mercer
Founder, Measurementmarketing.IO

Brian Miller
Author, Speaker, and Accomplished Magician

Lauren Teague
Marketing Strategist, Teague FC

Peep Laja
Founder and Principle, CXL

Courtney Gaines
Vice President, Nextafter

Jonah Berger
Marketing Professor at the Wharton School at the University, Pennsylvania & Best-selling Author

Anthony Jones
Director, Digital Media & Marketing at Ducks Unlimited

Benjamin Smithee
CEO, the Smithee Group

Jeff Giddens
President, Nextafter

Tobes Kelly
VP and Head of Digital, Unicef

Amanda Steinberg
Co-founder, Higheru

Karen Hopper
Performance Marketing Strategist, Razorfish

Nathan Hill
Marketing Director, Nextafter

Roger Craver
Co-editor at the Agitator & Co-founder, Donorvoice

Richard Viguerie
Chairman & Founder, American Target Advertising

INNOVATION SHOWCASE SPEAKERS:

Sal Salpietro
CIO, Fundraise UP

Noah Barnett
CMO, Virtuous

Jason Vanlue
Director of Product, Virtuous

Shawn Olds
CEO, Boodleai

Jenny Flack
VP of Sales, Funraise

Daison Wingard
Director of Digital Revenue & Marketing, Unicef

Allison Bickel
Head, Give Signup

QUICK TIP SPEAKERS:

Larry Cardarelli
Director of Partnerships, Agencies at Fundraise UP

Michael Baker
Senior Director of Client Services, Idonate

Dani Lockard
Fundraising Strategist, Funraise

Jenna Lichtig
Director, Commercial Sales at Classy

Carolyn Novello
Consultant, American Philanthropic

Hilary Doe
Chief Strategy Officer, Nationbuilder

FUNDRAISING TREAT SPEAKERS:

Beatriz Jimenez
Research Associate, Nextafter

Eddie Laing
Digital Media Optimization Specialist, Nextafter

Kevin Peters
Chief Technology Officer, Nextafter

Brady Josephson
VP of Innovation & Optimization, Nextafter

2022 Sponsors

PRESENTING SPONSOR:
• NextAfter

TITLE SPONSOR:
• iDonate

GOLD SPONSORS:
• virtuous
• Give Signup Run Signup
• American Philanthropic
• Wiland
• Event.Gives

SILVER SPONSORS:
• funraise
• boodleAl
• Classy

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Fundraise Up
• mile19
• Todd Dexter
• thankview
• Donor Bureau
• Give WP
• giv
• Donor Search
• bloomerang
• onecause
• Ascend